A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge has issued an order laying out the schedule for a hearing on the Trump administration’s move to reschedule cannabis that is set to start next week.
Under a previous decision by the DEA administrator, only opponents of the reform are being invited to participate.
“Pursuant to the Preliminary Order issued by this tribunal on June 18, 2026, the Designated Parties have timely submitted their availability for the hearing window,” DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Derek Julius wrote on Wednesday. “This tribunal has given due consideration to each Designated Party’s availability and has concluded that the following schedule will be best suited.”
The overall schedule for presentations by the parties is as follows:
The Government: June 29, 2026 National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA): July 2, 2026 Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM): July 6, 2026 DUID Victim Voices: July 7, 2026 Kenneth Finn, M.D.: July 8, 2026 Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI): July 10, 2026 Phillip A. Drum, PharmD: July 13, 2026 States of Nebraska, Idaho, Indiana, and Louisiana (The States): July 14, 2026
The document goes on to provide a detailed day-by-day, hour-by-hour schedule for when the parties will present
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